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During February of 1991, Russ Thompson was diagnosed with chronic renal failure. Dialysis would be the treatment required until a kidney could be found for a transplant. This is the story of the diagnosis, the time on dialysis and he eventual kidney transplant that gave Russ a second chance at life.

Starting out as a principal is a lot like starting out as a new teacher. You feel alone. You need guidance. And you have to provide leadership even when you don’t feel sure of yourself. You also make mistakes. In Fall Down, Stand Up: Advice for Aspiring Principals, Russ Thompson provides guidance for future principals based upon his experiences as the principal of three urban high schools in Los Angeles. Practical suggestions are provided for creating an orderly school climate, improving classroom instruction, ensuring effective school operations, providing thoughtful leadership, and working with people. Every principal makes mistakes and falls down. This book is about standing up, becoming better, and working to create schools where all students learn at the highest levels.

Starting out as a principal is a lot like starting out as a new teacher. You feel alone. You need guidance. And you have to provide leadership even when you don’t feel sure of yourself. You also make mistakes. In Fall Down Stand Up: Advice for Aspiring Principals, Russ Thompson provides guidance for future principals based upon his experiences as the principal of three urban high schools in Los Angeles. Practical suggestions are provided for creating an orderly school climate, improving classroom instruction, ensuring effective school operations, providing thoughtful leadership, and working with people. Every principal makes mistakes and falls down. This book is about standing up, becoming better, and working to create schools where all students learn at the highest levels.

In Steady and Strong: People Skills for Principals, Russ Thompson describes his experiences as the successful principal of three urban high schools. The challenges he faced ranged from gang activity and racial conflicts, to low expectations and ineffective teaching. Most of these challenges involved people issues. No matter what went wrong, he had to find a way to overcome obstacles and keep moving forward. Thompson takes you behind the scenes to learn from his mistakes and examine the strategies he used to solve problems and make improvements. He also provides important tools that will help you to achieve success and create a school where every student learns at high levels every day.

In Steady and Strong: People Skills for Principals, Russ Thompson describes his experiences as the successful principal of three urban high schools. The challenges he faced ranged from gang activity and racial conflicts, to low expectations and ineffective teaching. Most of these challenges involved people issues. No matter what went wrong, he had to find a way to overcome obstacles and keep moving forward. Thompson takes you behind the scenes to learn from his mistakes and examine the strategies he used to solve problems and make improvements. He also provides important tools that will help you to achieve success and create a school where every student learns at high levels every day.

Hi-Lo Novel for Reluctant and Struggling Teen Readers. Roy Perkins struggles in high school and has three strikes against him. He never knew his dad, his mom died in a meth-lab explosion, and his alcoholic uncle beats him. He is sent to live with a caring foster family. But the challenges continue. Lexile 530L.

Hi-Lo Novel for Reluctant and Struggling Teen Readers. Tenth grader Elgin Hobbs seems fine on the outside. But he's failing classes. His divorced parents fight. And his mom is an alcoholic. He struggles and tries to rise above it. But life keeps bringing him down. Text set in Open Dyslexic Mono. Lexile measure 540L.

Hi-Lo Novel for Reluctant and Struggling Teen Readers. Tennison Sanders, an eleventh grader at Edison High School, is a gifted football player. He has the talent to make it in the pros someday. But he ruins it all by making bad decisions. Lexile measure 400.

High-Interest Novel for Reluctant Teen Readers. Nick Simonson is troubled, lonely, and sinking fast in high school following the death of his father. Unwise decisions and additional tragedies plunge him lower. Can he pick himself up and move forward? Lexile measure 520L.

High-Interest Novel for Reluctant Teen Readers. Perry Fletcher is a straight-A student in high school with a chance for a track scholarship. But he wrecks his knee chasing a thief who steals a package off his porch. What does Perry learn about life when the thief turns out to be one of his classmates? Lexile measure HL400L.

The Loop Breaker: A Beacon and the Darkness takes us through a time of tumultuous change for sixteen-year-old Lee Ann Daniels who is recovering from the death of her mother. Lee Ann is forced to deal with this tragic loss while experiencing the culture shock of being forced to move in with her father who lives in the tiny town of Laverne. Lee Ann has no desire to return to this piece of nowhere nestled in the wooded hills of Tennessee, a place where she was born but never really knew. Once settled, Lee Ann begins to explore the surrounding woods of the wildlife preserve adjacent to their property, and soon begins to hear strange sounds that seem oddly human. Soon she actually sees apparitions in the woods, people from another time, plaintively seeking her aid. Lee Ann realizes quickly that she is the only one who can see what's taking place. After some research and discussion with people in the town, Lee Ann hears about the legend of Thief's hollow, a story used to explain the strange goings on. As the hauntings intensify, scenes unfold before Lee Ann that contradict the stories she's heard and read about. It begins to dawn on Lee Ann that she is uncovering a shameful and tragic event the town sought to cover up, connected with her own family. Lee Ann with the help of local psychic Felicity and her newfound friends, David, Jasmine, and Katrina seeks to help the lost souls break out of the loops they are caught up in as they constantly repeat the last moments of their lives. On the anniversary of the tragic events, Felicity and Lee Ann's school friends assist Lee Ann as she attempts to help these restless spirits to cross over to the next plane of their existence. Lee Ann faces the greatest challenge of her young life, but first, she must let go of her own grief and fear.